Sharks’ Olalekan back in hospital

Sharks centre-back, Gabriel Olalekan, has returned to hospital following a nasty blow he received on the head in their Glo Premier League game against rivals, Dolphins, on Saturday.

Olalekan was first rushed to an unnamed hospital in Port Harcourt after he got kicked in the face by Dolphins striker, Ebube Okpokwu, while challenging for the ball.

The defender left the pitch in a stretcher with a swollen left eye and in pains but later returned to watch the remainder of the Garden City derby which ended goalless. It was initially believed that Olalekan may have suffered a concussion as a result of the kick to his face.

However, a Sharks official has revealed to supersport.com that the former 3SC man now needs a computerised tomography (CT) scan to ascertain the extent of the injury he has been inflicted with.

“The preliminary report from doctor at the hospital is that he may have suffered a broken, fractured or dislocated jaw. But we’ve been told there’s a need to do an x-ray or scan to be sure what is wrong since his left eye remains swollen from the injury.

“He is currently admitted in hospital as the club want to ensure that he recovers well and gets back on his feet. But we should have full details including official statement from our media department later in the day, by that time our club doctor would have briefed us appropriately,” disclosed the club official to supersport.com.